What is The Wave?
Topic: Film "The Wave" (1981). Style: Meticulous television and film archivist, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1981
- Release date
- Oct 4, 1981
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.9/10
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Topic: Film "The Wave" (1981).
Style: Meticulous television and film archivist, neutral, encyclopedic prose, plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Constraints: Use only verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No guessing. No invented names, dates, numbers, etc.
Word Count: 150-190 words.
Requirement: First sentence must not contain spoilers.
Content: Overview of the film.
Title: The Wave.
Year: 1981.
Release Date: October 4, 1981 (US).
Format: Made-for-TV movie, TV Movie.
Genres: Drama, Thriller.
Director: Alex Grasshoff.
Basis: Based on The Third Wave experiment conducted by teacher Ron Jones.
Plot/Premise: A teacher conducts an experiment in an American high school where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. The experiment aims to explain to students how the German populace could accept the actions of the Nazi regime.
Broadcast Info: Debuted October 4, 1981. Aired again almost two years later as an ABC Afterschool Special.
Runtime: 44m.
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The Wave is a 1981 made-for-TV movie directed by Alex Grasshoff. Categorized as a drama and thriller, the film has a runtime
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The Wave holds a community rating of 6.9/10. It offers engaging Drama, Thriller for fans of the genre.
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The Wave is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1981.
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